Demographics of Geneva city, New York

Geneva city, New York had 12,552 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −251 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Geneva city, in four figures

12,552
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,512 ±27.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −251 people.; 32.6 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,435 ±$11,405
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Geneva city, New York's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Geneva city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Geneva city, New York's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Geneva city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,803	100.0	100.0
2021	12,625	98.6	100.2
2022	12,421	97.0	100.7
2023	12,479	97.5	101.6
2024	12,455	97.3	102.5
2025	12,552	98.0	103.1

Population of Geneva city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,803	—
2021	12,625	−178
2022	12,421	−204
2023	12,479	+58
2024	12,455	−24
2025	12,552	+97

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.6 ±2.5: for men 31.7 ±2.8 and for women 33.6 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Geneva city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	817 ±167	6.5% ±1.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,128 ±221	9.0% ±1.8	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,166 ±388	25.3% ±3.1	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,932 ±347	23.4% ±2.8	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,674 ±378	21.4% ±3.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,795 ±304	14.3% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,435 ±$11,405, and income per person $35,731 ±$3,919, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Geneva city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	727 ±214	15.1% ±4.3	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	921 ±257	19.1% ±5.2	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	657 ±181	13.6% ±3.7	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	832 ±232	17.3% ±4.7	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,191 ±251	24.7% ±5.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	95 to 309	2.0% to 6.4%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	293 ±125	6.1% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Geneva city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	1,625 ±390	16.0% ±3.8	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	703 ±176	37.7% ±7.2	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	616 ±183	11.0% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	306 ±115	11.5% ±4.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Geneva city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Geneva city	New York	United States
Housing units	5,243 ±327	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.0% ±7.9	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.0% ±3.7	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.7% ±3.8	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.3% ±4.5	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,500 ±$11,550	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$972 ±$26	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Geneva city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,932 ±271	15.4% ±2.2	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,717 ±396	69.7% ±3.2	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,083 ±320	8.7% ±2.6	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	315 ±140	2.5% ±1.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	440 ±176	3.5% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Geneva city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	7,844 ±374	62.7% ±3.0	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,354 ±323	26.8% ±2.6	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	466 ±179	3.7% ±1.4	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	848 ±219	6.8% ±1.8	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	96 to 366	0.8% to 2.9%	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	617 ±218	4.9% ±1.7	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Geneva city among the places of New York

156th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Geneva city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rocky Point CDP	13,356 ±1,372
St. James CDP	13,244 ±931
Stony Brook CDP	12,868 ±1,135
Stony Point CDP	12,728 ±484
Dunkirk city	12,549 ±36
Geneva city	12,512 ±27
Ridge CDP	12,503 ±1,314
Salisbury CDP	12,412 ±1,404
Patchogue village	12,396 ±22
North Merrick CDP	12,366 ±880
Haverstraw village	12,325 ±28

Rankings this appears in

No. 28 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 76 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 185 Places in New York by foreign-born share
No. 191 Places in New York by median household income
No. 225 Places in New York by per capita income
No. 243 Places in New York by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026